TN-Steve
Contributor
Hey Gang,
I'm very new to this, but I'm surprised that a c-card is basically valid forever, and really can't be revoked once it's issued. It would, to my way of thinking, make sense that they be issued for "X" amount of time (say 5 years), and at the end of that 5 years you would have to submit some proof of "Y" number of dives, or "Z" amount of continuing education, ie a more advanced cert.
Now I know that IF there were such a system, there would probably be a lot of 'Pencil Whipped' (as we used to say in the Army) log entries submitted, but that's the nature of almost any system. Just because it isn't fraud proof doesn't make it invalid.
I know that the certifications I hold in other fields (none of which have life / death consequences like diving) require me to periodically retest, show continuing ed, or otherwise show that steps have been taken to maintain the skills.
I guess that what I'm looking for is the logic behind the 'certified for life' model.
Thanks,
Steve
I'm very new to this, but I'm surprised that a c-card is basically valid forever, and really can't be revoked once it's issued. It would, to my way of thinking, make sense that they be issued for "X" amount of time (say 5 years), and at the end of that 5 years you would have to submit some proof of "Y" number of dives, or "Z" amount of continuing education, ie a more advanced cert.
Now I know that IF there were such a system, there would probably be a lot of 'Pencil Whipped' (as we used to say in the Army) log entries submitted, but that's the nature of almost any system. Just because it isn't fraud proof doesn't make it invalid.
I know that the certifications I hold in other fields (none of which have life / death consequences like diving) require me to periodically retest, show continuing ed, or otherwise show that steps have been taken to maintain the skills.
I guess that what I'm looking for is the logic behind the 'certified for life' model.
Thanks,
Steve